The 2nd week of blogging Marathon is here, and am excited to present this week under the theme- "Cooking with 5 ingredients or less" . For more details on how you can join BM and what my other friends are dishing out, clickhere. I must say BM is an addiction worth having 🙂 In the first of this new series, I present one lovely blog post adapted from Suma that I had been meaning to make for sooooo long, and finally it is here - Ragi Besan Ladoo.

Although theoriginal recipedidn't contain either besan or ghee, I added these two, while halving the quantity as Ladoos and me are mutually exclusive - my efforts to shape them are directly proportional to the rate at which they disintegrate. So, had to use a healthy binding agent, although the quantity of ghee varies according to taste and your waist line 😀
This recipe also goes to :Iftar Nights,Food Palette - Black along with Priya'sTuesday bookmarked events and my event -Fasting foods (Vrat ka Khaana) and also Flavours of the South
Prep time : 20 mins. Making time : 20- 30 mins (depends on how many re-tries it takes to form the perfect ladoo, for amateur Ladoo makers like me). Makes : 8 - 10 ladoos
Ingredients:
- Ragi flour / finger millet flour - ¾ cup
- Besan / fried gram flour - ¼ cup
- Melted ghee - ½ cup (a teaspoon more or less)
- Mixed dry fruits (cashew / raisins) + pista flakes (for garnish)
- Sugar - ½ cup (adjust according to taste)
Method:
1) In a dry pan, fry both the flours separately till a warm aroma wafts out. Cool.
2) In a pan, fry the dry fruits in a teaspoon of ghee till golden brown.
3) In a large bowl, mix both the flours and add half the ghee till it is crumbly. Let the melted ghee be warm, not hot.
4) Meanwhile, powder the sugar and add to the flours mixture and remainng ghee and mix well.
5) Divide into equal portions (approximately) and form ladoos. Add a teaspoon of warm milk if you need help to form the ladoos.
6) Refrigerate for a while and then garnish with slivers of pista on top 🙂






Srivalli says
Laddos are lovely Kalyani..very well made..
chef and her kitchen says
very nice laddus..hea;thy too
Pranati Nath says
Looks yummy and will try soon during the weekend. Superb one.......
vaishali sabnani says
Kalyani,these look awsum...how about sending a courier with these ladoos?...ehe ...e...
jayasree says
Loved the addition of besan. Delicious ladoos.
Unknown says
Wow thats a cute and healthy ladoos,luks so tempting...
Radhika says
Perfectly shaped Kalyani.
Jane says
What a great recipe choice for the theme 5 ingredients or less.
Unknown says
Super ladoos!!looks delicious.
Indian Khana says
That's wonderful combo and looks so yum
Laxmipriya says
Healthy combo.. love your laddos.. nice clicks..
soujanya says
laddus look grt...nice idea..
thanks for sharing this healthy one....
Harini says
awesome laddus!
Lifewithspices says
Healthy yummy ladoos..
Simplyfood says
These ladoos look really tasty and delicious. healthy too.
KrithisKitchen says
Super healthy laddus.. love all the pictures!!
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Anonymous says
These look absolutely yummy
Unknown says
wow, great idea to mix flours 🙂
Priya dharshini says
Laddoos luks super cute and healthy too..Happy to join u in blogging marathon...
Unknown says
good and yummy treat!...wonderful clicks!
Neha says
very nice ladoos...
Suma Gandlur says
I think now I need to try your version. 🙂
Archana Vivek says
nice ladoos. simple and looks yummy
MySpicyKitchen says
Beautiful clicks! Love the color combination you have used for the background
Pavani says
Healthy laddoos with ragi flour--they look yumm..
Vardhini says
Yummy ladoos. Nice clicks Kalyani.
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Cool Lassi(e) says
Besan Ladoo = Perfection itself! I love how it is so perfectly round and so tempting! And healthy!
Torviewtoronto says
thank you for linking this delicious looking ladoo I haven't had with ragi flour looks wonderful
Unknown says
Was searching for this combination ,thanks a lot